Two years ago at the Chelsea Flower Show Hay Joung Hwang teamed up with LG to showcase how technology can be used to maximise the benefits from an urban garden – from lighting to smart sensors to monitor the moisture and nutrients in the soil. Encouraged by the silver gilt awarded to the garden, the … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 32)
Jungju An in Delfina Foundation residency
Jungju An is the latest Korean to take up a Delfina Foundation residency supported by SongEun Art & Cultural Foundation Jungju An residency 4 June – 14 August 2018 Delfina Foundation | 29-31 Catherine Place | London SW1E 6DY | delfinafoundation.com Jungju An (South Korea) in his practice seeks to reveal himself and his own … [Read More]
Art Above Adversity – an exhibition of North Korean paintings
La Galleria, which hosted the first major exhibition of North Korean paintings in London back in 2007, will host another opportunity to see the collection of Paul and Teresa Song, which graced Coningsby Gallery a year ago. Well worth a look. Art Above Adversity La Galleria Pall Mall | 5b Pall Mall | 30 Royal … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Seung Ae Lee – Becoming
Seung Ae Lee won the 2016 Valerie Beston Artists’ Trust Prize for the body of work presented at her Royal College of Art degree show. The award brought with it the opportunity to show her work at Marlborough Fine Art in two brief exhibitions in 2016 and 17. Her solo show at the KCC, Becoming, … [Read More]
Kimchi and Chips: Halo, at Somerset House
A 20-day installation as part of the Korea / UK year of cultural exchange, 2017-18: Kimchi and Chips: Halo 8 – 27 June 2018 Free, Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court, Somerset House In the month of the summer solstice, a major courtyard installation brings the sun down to earth, in a heady alchemy of nature … [Read More]
Jheon Soocheon: Space of Contemplation, at the KCC
The KCC’s exhibition to take us into summer: Jheon Soocheon: Space of Contemplation Korean Cultural Centre | 1-3 Strand | London WC2N 5BW (main entrance: Northumberland Avenue) 7 June – 21 July 2018 Opening Reception: 6 June 2018, 6–8pm The Korean Cultural Centre (KCCUK) is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in the UK … [Read More]
Yu Jinyoung: the LIFE, at Choi and Lager, Cologne
This post is marginally outside the normal scope of LKL’s exhibition notices. But I’m posting it in the hope that I can persuade Jari to bring Jinyoung’s work to Union Gallery’s London space in Teesdale Street, E2. It’s a while since he did so and I’m suffering withdrawal symptoms. Yu Jinyoung: the LIFE 18 May … [Read More]
Exit from Paradise: Korean and Japanese photographers at Somerset House
Late notice of an exhibition taking place as part of Photo London 2018. Exit from Paradise Thursday 17 May – Sunday 20 May 2018 River Rooms, Somerset House ‘Exit from Paradise’ brings together works by five artists from Japan and Korea who use photography to tackle concerns surrounding race, gender, politics, and the impact of capitalism … [Read More]
[Birmingham] Mixrice: Migrating Flavours at Eastside Projects
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KCCUK continues to live up to its name: it’s not the Korean Cultural Centre for London — it has a nationwide remit. Migrating Flavours Eastside Projects | 86 Heath Mill Lane | Birmingham B9 4AR | eastsideprojects.org 2 June – 21 July Public Preview: Friday 1 June, 6–9pm Simply wondering about fruits, lost memories, ultimate … [Read More]
Kyung Hwa Shon: Every Second in Between
A one week installation as part of the RCA’s Curating Contemporary Art MA: Kyung Hwa Shon: Every Second in Between Westworks | White City Place | Wood Lane | London W12 7TP 14 May 2018 to 20 May 2018 | Weekdays: 8am – 6pm/Weekends: 10am – 6pm Private view: Monday 14 May, 6.00–8.30pm Lunch hour … [Read More]
Lee Seung-taek at White Cube Masons Yard
White Cube continues its series of solo shows by important contemporary Korean artists: Lee Seung-taek Preview: Thursday 24 May, 6–8pm 25 May – 30 June 2018 White Cube | 25 – 26 Mason’s Yard | London SW1Y 6BU Curated by Katharine Kostyál White Cube is pleased to present a survey exhibition of South Korean artist … [Read More]
Lee Bul: Crashing, at Hayward Gallery
A retrospective of Lee Bul’s work is coming up at the Hayward Gallery. We are promised that she will bring “cyborgs, mirrored labyrinths and a Zeppelin” to the newly refurbished South Bank space. Lee Bul: Crashing Hayward Gallery, 30 May – 19 August 2018 From 30 May to 19 August 2018, Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery … [Read More]
Book review: Lee Yil – Dynamics of Expansion and Reduction
How often do you read the learned essay that accompanies a new art exhibition and find yourself not understanding a word of it? For me, more often than I would like. I am never sure how to tell whether the essay is unclear because the writer is being deliberately obscure (to cover up the fact … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Remembering The ‘Comfort Women’, at Deptford Does Art
Art exhibition, book reading and film screening on a “Comfort Women” theme later this month: Remembering The ‘Comfort Women’ Deptford Does Art | 28 Deptford High Street | London SE8 4AF | www.deptforddoesart.com 25 April – 29 April The sexual slavery of some 200,000 women and girls by the Japanese Imperial Army during WW2 was … [Read More]
Joonhong Min: Future’s Present, at SPACE Mare Street
News of a solo exhibition in London Fields / South Hackney. Joonhong Min was featured by Hanmi Gallery at last year’s London Art Fair. Joonhong Min: Future’s Present SPACE | 129-131 Mare St | London E8 3RH | www.spacestudios.org.uk Opening event: 19 April, 6pm – 9pm Exhibition continues until June, Mon – Fri 10am – … [Read More]
In pictures: brief exhibition visit — Fragmentality
Fragmentality, at Arthill Gallery in Fulham’s North End Road, is a show featuring two RCA students. Minhee Kim’s works are delicate constructions made from layered paper or hair, using the ‘comfort women’ issue as her theme: Taeho Kim’s works include light and sound installations, as well as works on paper, employing intricate geometric patterns. [Read More]